Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Traits & measurements2 literature sources8 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF45 records
Genome at a glanceGoaT20.8 Gbp
02Traits & measurements
SourcesTRYGIFT
Life cycle & reproduction1
Deciduousnessdeciduous
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment5
Aquaticterrestrial
Climberself-supporting
Epiphyteterrestrial
Growth formherb
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry1
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
05DNA & barcodingmolecular
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Alstroemeria pulchella has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualAlstroemeria pulchella carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Genome size20 798 966 326 bp
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
THIS GENOME Alstroemeria pulchella20.8 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Chromosomes2n = 16 n = 8
Ploidy2× diploid · measured
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type45 records
Wild obs. + sensor38
Museum / vouchered7
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO68 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤1 km 38
38 georeferenced
Open the mapobservation + sensor38
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy40% within 1 km
≤100 m 2≤10 km 3
5 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence7
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions5 of 5 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
